The new routes will be operated by the North American airline United Airlines, with the three flights per week between Newark and Funchal taking place between June 7 and September 24, 2025, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and the four between Faro and New York airport flying from May 16th to September 22nd, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Turismo de Portugal specified in a statement.

Turismo de Portugal highlighted that “with this new route, all national airports now have direct connections with the United States” and the country now has a flight “strategic for Portuguese tourism”.

“This result is the result of an intense collaboration between Turismo de Portugal, ANA Aeroportos, the Madeira Promotion Association, the Algarve Tourism Association and United Airlines. It is especially relevant due to the positive impact it will have on promoting international tourism in Portugal and strengthening air connectivity with a highly relevant and rapidly growing market”.

Milestone

The president of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade, stated that “these new routes represent a milestone in air connectivity and in the strengthening of relations between Portugal and the United States”.

“From now on, all national airports will be served by direct routes from the United States, a strategic market with great potential, where Turismo de Portugal is committed to exploring and maximizing opportunities,” said Carlos Abade, quoted in the agency’s statement.

The president of Turismo de Portugal highlighted that the North American market has had “remarkable growth” and makes a “positive contribution to the national tourism sector”.

United Airlines also announced the start of operation of two new direct routes between the international airport of Faro and Funchal and Newark, in New York, through a “seasonal non-stop service”, stating that it becomes the North American airline that makes “more flights between Portugal and the United States” and that serves “more destinations in Portugal”, added the company.